The sash his father wore

[Tribesman]

Changing times .
Who would have ever thought that someone at a Sinn Fein ard fheis would not only wear a sash but also get a standing ovation .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/n...nd/7272388.stm

[Banquo's Ghost]

It's astonishing how the certainties of one's youth (the Iron Curtain, sectarianism etc) have become straws in the wind.

Makes one wonder what the next twenty years of "certainties" will yield.

[KukriKhan]

Ignorant yank questions:

"Ard Fheis" = Political Party Convention/meeting?

Sinn Fein once = anti-Orange, therefore someone wearing wearing the sash, speaking with authority at their Ard Fheis, is equivalent to Fidel Castro speaking to the US Republican Convention?

[Banquo's Ghost]

Ignorant yank questions:

"Ard Fheis" = Political Party Convention/meeting?

Sinn Fein once = anti-Orange, therefore someone wearing wearing the sash, speaking with authority at their Ard Fheis, is equivalent to Fidel Castro speaking to the US Republican Convention?

In essence, yes.

[Tribesman]

It's astonishing how the certainties of one's youth (the Iron Curtain, sectarianism etc) have become straws in the wind.

Well yes , to a certain extent , but singing the sash is still a good way to get a gobshite to throw the first punch .

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Well yes , to a certain extent , but singing the sash is still a good way to get a gobshite to throw the first punch .

How come I trust the veracity of this statement in so total and complete a fashion?